Operating-gearing for washing-machines.



G. MORE.

OPERATING GEARING FOR WASHING MACHINES.

y APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, I9I4.

PandMy 18, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I THE MORRIS PETERS CD., PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. 6.1

G. IVIORE.

OPERATING GEARING FOR WASHING MACHINES.

Patented May18,1915.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9. 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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THE NORRIS PETERS C01, PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. c.

' Jamestown, inthe county of Chautauqua.

GLENN MORE, oEJaMEsrown, NEW Yoan, Assreivon `To, THE B'LacnsroNE MANUEAC- .rUEINecoi/irnnnxor JAMEsTowN, nEwYonni-i.conronamron OEJNEW Yoan.

OPERATING-enema@ yEen. wnsnrnefivincninns.

To'aZZ-whom it may concern.'

zen of the yUnited States,V and a resident of and State of New York have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Oper ating-Gearing for l/Vashing-h/Iachines;`and I do hereby declare that the following is a VVfull, clear, and exact descriptionv thereof,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, yand tothe letters ofiy reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. 'y 1 This invention relates 'to improvements in operating gearing for washing machinesand the like and consists of themattersfherein. y after described and vmore particularly point-.-

ed out in the appended claims.) I .The invention'is appliedas illustrated herein to a washing' machine of the *alternati mg-rotary-agitator. type,v4 Ythat is ton say," washing machines commonly` known to the trade as dollywashing machines. rl`he gearing is of thehigh speed flywheel lever operated kind' and the object of theinvention is toprovide a gearing which is of economical manufacture, which 4is of simple Y,construction and operation andwhich is so arranged and Yassembled, that it may be all mounted on a single base plate carried'by the lid of the tub.` 'In addition the gearing maybe accommodated in such a comparatively nar-y n row space that the weightier parts may vbe- :my improved gearing.` Fig. -2 is a viewv representing a side elevation of the '.same.

Fig. 3 is a view representing on an enlarged.

V'scale a partial vertical section .through Fig.

1 in the plane indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a bottom planview of a slottedv rack barfwhich constitutes a part of my improved gearing. Fig. is a top plan view of the lbase plate on'which my improved gearing is mounted.

Referring nowk to that embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawings,'10 in-V v.dicates' the..support`,in this case the washing machine tub. on which my improved gearing -is mounted. Said support has a hinged member 11, which in this *case is the lid of Specification of Letters Patent.

rIhe sleeve '1e-:provides bearin-gmfor` y *y vtator `shaft ,12, which-extends' through "said" thetub. The entiregearingis mounted up? onandcarried directly bythe hinged meml j i ber or lid 11. V i

` 12 indicates''thealternatingretaryagitai l tor Vshaft `(see Figwhichcarries"at` its,

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lower end the-farniliarfdollyil.by means f OIl of the tub lid'11.fSaid-baseplate vis 'com-f Itisarranged with lonee'nd at thecenter of' ing sleeve 15, which "depends throughfa suit-V ablelopeningfformed in :the tub lid. .The

of which the washing operationv isA carriedv .4 indicatesi'a baseV plate vliXed to the ,top i 5 1 1 paratively narrow andjofsomewhat greater'l f length than the 'radius of the top ofthe tub.; 'l

other end of saidbase plate extends beyond l' .thevperipheralfedge ofthe tubA lid ',in'ithe vneighvborhoodv of the: axis 'of .the hinged lineV of the tub lid "and-*is yfurther providedf with an arm-16 which projects beyond the'perphf ery-of the tub lid' and dependssomewhatbef-fQ u lowfthelevel" ofthe fsame. 2f

sleeve andl above `the bearingl plate 1s?y where it has lxedto ita-pinion 17.V `V Said pinion Y 'h'asa',tlirustfbearing' against the top ofthe l sleeve 15 and thusy actsfjto support thejagi'f ytator'shaft,from thebearing plate.' agitator Vshaft 12 ispjrolong'edupwardlvgabove theftop 'of lthe pinion 17 andeng'agesa slot 18 of a bar'19; `Said bar 19`is" profvided with depending lateralflangesf204-21 which embracethe pinion 17 and l-"one vof which, namely, thatV indicated Vby the Inu-v meral 21,' is provided with. rack' @61511522 n vwhich*v are engaged with the 'teeth'ofthe pinion'l. The shaft extension through `the slot 18 of the bar 19 vactsto guidesaidbarf and holdtheraclrQQ-in ,engagement with pinion inthe operation of the gearing. The V f bar 19 is retained in al position where its rack will properly engage with thegpinionf by-means of awasherQB held on .thesh'aft`r l2 by a suitablepin. v y ,y

At the end of the arm 16J therev is fulcrumed a prime'moving lever 24; As shown motion if theV operatorl is'. in an upright position or by 'an up and down motion if so l VVwheel and co-aXi-al therewith is provided a pinion 3l which is iiXed to the Yitly wheel and is engaged by the large gear 27.

32 indicates a crank pin fixed to the large gear 27 and extending into the space be-- tween the horizontal plane yoft said large gear and the horizontal plane of the ily wheel.

33 indicates a'pitman pivotally connected at one end to the prime moving lever 2% by means of a suitable swivel connection 3st.

' and at the other end to the crank pin 32.

The slotted rack bar 19 is likewise pivotally connectedto said crank pin. Both the said rack bar and thelink 33 are located in the plane between the large gear and the ily wheel.

The operation of the gearing is apparent from the above description. Oscillation oi' the prime moving lever .2a will impart a continuous rotary movement to the large gear 27 through the pitman 33 in a familiar manner and the said rotating movement of the large gear will be imparted at high speed to the ily wheel 30. At the same time a longitudinally reciprocatory movement will be imparted to the rack bar 19 so that an alternating rotary motion will be given to the agitator shaft.

The base plate 145 may be attached to the tub lid or hinged member in any suitable fashion, that shown in the drawing consisting of slotted lateral projections 36 which are engaged by bolts and nuts 37. Manifestly from the construction described the entire gearing, including the base plate, may be attached to or removed from the lid in assembled relation before the dolly is attached. The simplicity and economy of the gearing is manifest, and it is apparent that although the entire gearing is carried by the lid, the lid may be lifted with little effort since the heavier parts ot the gearing are all located near the hinges.

l claim as my invention:

A gearing Jfor washing machines and the like, comprising, in combination with a support and a member hinged to said support, a base plate liXed to the top of said hinged member and having an arm projecting beyond and below said hinged member, a prime moving lever ulcrumed at the lower end of said arm, an operating shaft depending through said hinged member and having bearing in said base plate, a pinion iiXed to said operating shaft, a horizontal fly wheel rotatably mounted upon said base plate at a point between but spaced to one side of the vertical plane of said prime moving lever and saidy operating shaft, a large gear operatively connected with said ily wheel located in a horizontal plane below said iiy wheel and in a position intermediate said operating shaft and said prime moving lever, a slotted rack bar operatively connected with said pinion, a crank pin on said large gear, and a link connected with said prime moving lever, said rack bar and link being pivotally connected to said large gear by said crank pinand being both located intermediate the planes of said large gear and Hy wheel. y

ln testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention l aiiiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 30th day of October, A. D. 1914.

GLENN MORE. Witnesses: v MAE LARsEN, FLORENCE SUNDERLAND.

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